State Highway 3 (SH-3) is a state highway in
northern
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Geography
* North
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Idaho
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, connecting
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 or U.S. Highway 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90 ...
near
Spalding, east of
Lewiston, with
Interstate 90
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near
Rose Lake, east of
Coeur d'Alene. It is in length and runs
[ east of and generally parallel to Idaho's primary highway, ]U.S. Route 95
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.
Route description
SH-3's southern terminus is near Arrow Gulch Creek Bridge to the east of Spalding on US 12 on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation
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in Nez Perce County. It then heads generally northeast into eastern Latah County, where it leaves the reservation, and continues through Juliaetta and Kendrick
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, where it intersects SH-99. It then continues generally north to Deary, where it overlaps SH-8. The overlapping highways continue east and northeast to Bovill, where they diverge.[
SH-3 then continues generally north through Shoshone County, crossing the ]Saint Maries River
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, into Benewah County. It then turns generally northwest to Santa
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, where it intersects SH-6.[
SH-3 then continues generally north to Saint Maries, where it intersects SH-5 before crossing the ]Saint Joe River
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and entering the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. It then continues generally northwest and north past a historical marker for Saint Joseph Indian Mission into Kootenai County
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.Coeur d'Alene River
The Coeur d'Alene River flows from the Silver Valley into Lake Coeur d'Alene in the U.S. state of Idaho. The stream continues out of Lake Coeur d'Alene as the Spokane River.
Before the Bunker Hill Smelter in the Kellogg area, which mined le ...
to Rose Lake. It then continues generally northeast and east to the northern terminus, east of the 4th of July Creek Bridge on I-90.[
]
History
The towns along the highway, such as Kendrick and Juliaetta, were historically linked by railroads in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These rail lines were essential for transporting timber, agricultural products, and goods to and from the region.
In 2011, the state legislature designated SH-3 as the North Idaho Medal of Honor Highway.
Major intersections
See also
* List of state highways in Idaho
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* List of highways numbered 3
References
External links
{{Commons category-inline, Idaho State Highway 3
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Transportation in Nez Perce County, Idaho
Transportation in Latah County, Idaho
Transportation in Shoshone County, Idaho